The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 395

Beauty wasn't just hot-tempered; she also had a faint fondness for Daniel and even enjoyed his teasing, almost like she was delighted when he flirted with her. It was an absurd thought. How could she allow a country boy to tease her like that? She was a lady of The Matthews family in New York, pursued by countless men from wealthy families. Despite her status, she forcefully pushed Daniel into the driver’s seat.

"Drive properly! If you mess with me again, I'll tell Jessica how inappropriate you were; that you harassed and insulted me!"

Daniel could see right through her. "You wouldn't really tell Jessica."

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Because you're enjoying it!"

"You... Enjoy your ass! Stop talking nonsense! If it weren't for Jessica being my cousin, I'd have called the police on you for what you did just now!"

"B-Beauty, what are you planning by bringing me to Spirit Hill? Are you trying to fix me up? Trying to kill me?"

"Since you're bringing it up, I won't speak in riddles. I'm not here to harm you; I want to test you. To see if you're worthy of being with our Jessica."

"A test? What test?"

"Spirit Hill is an enterprise of The Matthews family in New York. It's named so because it leads to the Spirit Realm — it's the barrier between the mundane world and the Spirit Realm. On Spirit Hill, The Matthews family built a Spirit Animal Valley. In that valley, they keep a number of Spirit Animals from the Spirit Realm."

"Well, if you want to marry our Jessica, you've got to be a capable man. There’s a little problem in Spirit Animal Valley that needs a real man to solve it. I thought I’d take you along for a trial. Let’s see if you have what it takes to resolve the issue."

Without divulging much, Beauty spoke in riddles.

Daniel, unsatisfied, pressed on, "What kind of problem?"

"It's a long story. Once we get to Spirit Animal Valley, you'll understand."

Beauty wasn't about to tell Daniel that the Tiger King they were keeping in Spirit Animal Valley had escaped and was no longer under control. That Tiger King was a heavily-invested project by The Matthews family, a trump card, and an ace up their sleeve.